My One and Only Alpha

Chapter 25 - the Plot

Zayn came over when he felt Niall was about to fall asleep so he could take him back home to rest together, and Louis rushed his goodbyes to Mirima before she was taken through the exit. Louis fell back onto the bedding, which smelled strongly of his family, and he snuggled further into the scent, flipping onto his front (because he could now), and breathing deeply.

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Harry was walking back from the hunting grounds, his children hanging off of him like monkeys, as he recounted today's events. Carmela and Nordé had managed to take down a squirrel together, which was worthy of praise because those were generally frantic and quick creatures, and Harry was glad to know they were still no match for his pups' mirrored speed. What he was most jubilant over though, was Eyadon's staggering accomplishment. Eyadon had taken down, swiftly killed, and eaten a huge portion of a fully antlered buck. Harry had hung back and watched vigilantly to witness the outcome, and it was technically perfect. The execution of the tracking, waiting, watching, charging, grappling, and killing were all exactly how Harry would have done it himself. Because of this major milestone of prey, Eyadon got to eat his fill of all their game before his siblings for the rest of the day, and the Chaska made sure to growl dangerously if Carmela and Nordé even tried to get close to him as he was eating. 

Typical Alpha behavior among other Alphas; everything's a competition, and everything is a show of superiority. A chance to prove yourself worthy of leading everyone else, and Eya was the only wolf this young Harry had ever seen exuding such Alpha-like confidence among their peers. Harry was actually on his way to talk to Ianalfto now, to question the Elder on his own behavior as a cub before the tragedy. He wanted to know how identical Eyadon was to him in these early stages of life, and Ian was one of the only wolves who would have that memory. 

The Pack Alpha walked through the village with his first born sitting on the back of his neck, little hands tangled into his Father's hair to keep himself steady. Carmela was balanced on Harry's right hip, getting held up by a hand and purring against her Father's side, and funny little Nori had wrapped his arms and legs around Harry's left thigh, refusing to move, so the Father had to take extremely wide steps to help Nori maintain his odd position. About halfway through the village, Nordé climbed his way up Harry's torso and ended up sitting on Harry's left shoulder next to Eya, surveying their domain together. Carmela quickly felt left out and she let go of Harry's side, taking a dive and swinging off of his arm instead. 

The Pack Alpha almost lost his balance as she did this, but he straightened his arm out and watched in amusement as she hung off of it, inching closer to him and somehow managing to throw a leg over, climbing up to sit with her brothers. See? Monkeys. Harry didn't understand how he had broad enough shoulders for this, but he could only chuckle as he traveled the rest of the way to Ianalfto's home, balancing all three pups on or around his upper body as they roughly pulled at his hair. The wolves of Chehalis bowed respectfully when they saw their leader pass through, admiring his heirs and pointing for their own children as they educated them on who they were gazing at. "See those puppies on Alpha Harry?" the Pack Alpha heard being whispered by an Omega Mother to her babies. "Those are the pack heirs, darlings. You need to be very nice to them, and always treat them with honour." 

Harry smiled at his pack's loyalty and dedicated reverence to his bloodline and pushed through Ian's teepee entrance with his head held high. He found the Elder sat with his pupils, apparently in the middle of a meditation circle, but Ian opened his eyes and brought it to a close, reminding everyone to come back tomorrow for an advanced spiritual awakening. The Elder gestured for Harry to sit down, and the Pack Alpha slowly lowered himself down so his puppies had a safe distance to drop from, and observed fondly as they settled in for a nap at his feet. The Elder looked at the scene in equal merriment and cleared his throat when he had put all things away, signaling that he ready for Harry to state the reason for his visit.